METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENTLY CONTROLLING PROPAGATION ENVIRONMENTS IN DISTRIBUTED TRANSCEIVER COMMUNICATIONS

• US 20140044042A1
• Filed: 06/17/2013
• Published: 02/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peltbeam Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Golba LLC
• Inventors: Moshfeghi, Mehran
• Granted Patent: US 9,253,587 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/26 using historical data, averaging values or statistics
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/309 Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/336 Signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR]
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/382 for resource allocation, admission control or handover
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/024 Co-operative use of antennas of several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0413 MIMO systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0456 Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices antenna weighting
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0617 for beam forming
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0689 using different transmission schemes, at least one of them being a diversity transmission scheme
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0697 using spatial multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0871 using different reception schemes, at least one of them being a diversity reception scheme
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/10 Polarisation diversity; Directional diversity
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/12 Frequency diversity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 7/033 using the transitions of the received signal to control the phase of the synchronising-signal-generating means, e.g. using a phase-locked loop
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/10 Dynamic resource partitioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/00 : Network topologies

Abstract

A communication device comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers and one or more corresponding antenna arrays is operable to determine characteristics of one or more objects that are sensed within a surrounding communication environment of the communication device. The communication device may configure one or more of the plurality of distributed transceivers and/or one or more of the corresponding antenna arrays to handle communication of one or more data streams based on the determined characteristics. Exemplary characteristics may comprise reflective property and/or refractive property of the sensed one or more objects within the surrounding communication environment of the communication device. The communication device may be operable to store the determined characteristics, corresponding temporal information and/or spatial information for the sensed one or more objects, and/or signal propagation characteristics within a surrounding communication environment of the communication device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

in a communication device comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers and one or more corresponding antenna arrays;

determining characteristics of one or more objects that are sensed within a surrounding communication environment of said communication device; and

configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and/or one or more of said corresponding antenna arrays to handle communication of one or more data streams based on said determined characteristics.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said characteristics comprise reflective property and/or refractive property of said sensed one or more objects within said surrounding communication environment of said communication device.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

storing said determined characteristics, corresponding temporal information and/or spatial information for said sensed one or more objects, and/or signal propagation characteristics within surrounding communication environment of said communication device; and

generating a map of said surrounding communication environment of said communication device based on said stored determined characteristics, corresponding temporal information and/or spatial information, and/or signal propagation characteristics.

4. The method according to claim 3, comprising dynamically updating said stored determined characteristics, corresponding temporal information and/or spatial information, and/or signal propagation characteristics, and/or said map based on additional information acquired by said communication device, information received from one or more other communication devices and/or information received from one or more network devices.

5. The method according to claim 3, comprising communicating surrounding communication environment data comprising said determined characteristics, said corresponding temporal information and/or spatial information for said sensed one or more objects, and/or said signal propagation characteristics, from said communication device to a coordinating device, wherein said coordinating device is operable to:

process and aggregate said communicated surrounding communication environment data with other corresponding data for said communication environment, which is received from one or more other communication devices and/or one or more network devices to generate resulting data for said surrounding communication environment; and

communicate said resulting data for said surrounding communication environment from said coordinating device to said communication device, said one or more other communication devices and/or said one or more network devices.

6. The method according to claim 5, comprising receiving said communicated resulting data for said surrounding communication environment from said coordinating device.

7. The method according to claim 6, comprising adjusting configuration of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and/or one or more of said corresponding antenna arrays based on said received resulting data for said surrounding communication environment.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising determining one or more communication paths for communicating said one or more data streams within said surrounding communication environment.

9. The method according to claim 8, comprising configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and/or one or more of said corresponding antenna arrays to communicate one or more of said data streams via said determined one or more communication paths.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein said determined one or more communication paths for communicating said one or more data streams within said surrounding communication environment utilizes a reflective and/or a refractive surface of said sensed one or more objects.

11. A system, comprising:

a communication device comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers and one or more corresponding antenna arrays, said communication device being operable to;

determine characteristics of one or more objects that are sensed within a surrounding communication environment of said communication device; and

configure one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and/or one or more of said corresponding antenna arrays to handle communication of one or more data streams based on said determined characteristics.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein said characteristics comprise reflective property and/or refractive property of said sensed one or more objects within said surrounding communication environment of said communication device.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein said communication device is operable to:

store said determined characteristics, corresponding temporal information and/or spatial information for said sensed one or more objects, and/or signal propagation characteristics within surrounding communication environment of said communication device; and

generate a map of said surrounding communication environment of said communication device based on said stored determined characteristics, corresponding temporal information and/or spatial information, and/or signal propagation characteristics.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein said communication device is operable to dynamically update said stored determined characteristics, corresponding temporal information and/or spatial information, and/or signal propagation characteristics, and/or said map based on additional information acquired by said communication device, information received from one or more other communication devices and/or information received from one or more network devices.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein said communication device is operable to communicate surrounding communication environment data comprising said determined characteristics, said corresponding temporal information and/or spatial information for said sensed one or more objects, and/or said signal propagation characteristics, from said communication device to a coordinating device, wherein said coordinating device is operable to:

process and aggregate said communicated surrounding communication environment data with other corresponding data for said communication environment, which is received from one or more other communication devices and/or one or more network devices to generate resulting data for said surrounding communication environment; and

communicate said resulting data for said surrounding communication environment from said coordinating device to said communication device, said one or more other communication devices and/or said one or more network devices.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein said communication device is operable to receive said communicated resulting data for said surrounding communication environment from said coordinating device.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein said communication device is operable to adjust configuration of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and/or one or more of said corresponding antenna arrays based on said received resulting data for said surrounding communication environment.

18. The system according to claim 11, wherein said communication device is operable to determine one or more communication paths for communicating said one or more data streams within said surrounding communication environment.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein said communication device is operable to configure one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and/or one or more of said corresponding antenna arrays to communicate one or more of said data streams via said determined one or more communication paths.

20. The system according to claim 18, wherein said determined one or more communication paths for communicating said one or more data streams within said surrounding communication environment utilizes a reflective and/or a refractive surface of said sensed one or more objects.